The pharmaceutical company behind OxyContin, Purdue Pharma LP, filed for bankruptcy. OxyContin is one of the most popular prescription opiates in the U.S. Purdue filed for bankruptcy protection with a partial deal aims at resolving thousands of lawsuits it is facing.   Purdue rose in the medical community after it launched its prescription opioid OxyContin...Read More

  Summer is a time for fun in the sun, but according to a new study, it is also when people are more likely to begin experimenting with drugs.   Researchers looked at data from the U.S. National Survey on Drug Use and Health between 2011 and 2017. There was data from nearly 395,000 people,...Read More

As the opiate epidemic rages on, many have begun looking for help to treat their addictions. Kratom, an herb from Asia, has been touted as a miracle drug that can help with opiate withdrawal and addiction. But doctors and politicians were not as convinced. There has been a debate for months over whether or not...Read More